Polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolyser with Aquivion ® short side chain perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer binder in catalyst layers

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 13243-13248

  Wu, Xu ^a   Scott, Keith ^a   Puthiyapura, Vinod ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Membrane electrode assembly; PEMWE; Short side chain PFSA; Water electrolyser; Water electrolysis; Water electrolyzer

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYSERS; ELECTROLYZERS; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PEMWE; SHORT SIDE CHAINS; WATER ELECTROLYSIS;

CATALYSTS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DEGRADATION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HYDROGEN; POLYELECTROLYTES;

BINDERS;

EID: 84865460110     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.06.093     Document Type: Article

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